Genetic differentiation between body size biotypes of the parasitoid fly Pseudacteon obtusus (Diptera: Phoridae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1178-1184

  Kronforst, Marcus R ^a   Folgarait, Patricia J ^b   Patrock, Richard J W ^a,c   Gilbert, Lawrence E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES   (Argentina)

^c University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; INSECT PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FLY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CELL NUCLEUS; DIPTERA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOUTH AMERICA;

DIPTERA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON OBTUSUS;

EID: 34248658829     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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